Special Session 6 - Rep. Lyndon Carlson Sr. Makes History as He Retires
Rep. Lyndon Carlson Sr. removes paperwork as he cleans out his chamber desk prior to the start of the sixth special session of 2020. He returned to his office in the State Office Building to participate in the special session when it convened at noon. Rep. Carlson is the longest serving member of the legislature in Minnesota history from 1973 – 2021 and never missed a legislative day in his 24 terms. Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee he has one more hearing schedule
Special Session 6 - Flipping the Gavel to the Minority
Sen. David Tomassoni, DFL - Chisholm, becomes the first minority caucus member of the Senate to be elected President of the Senate by a 63-4 vote. The political maneuver came during the sixth special session of 2020 to extend Gov. Tim Walz’s COVID-19 peacetime emergency another 30 days. Senate Republicans are taking this proactive measure in case Gov. Walz has the opportunity to appoint Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan to the U.S. Senate. That’s if present U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar w
